Justice Rapid Response
Model & Strategy
Justice Rapid Response (JRR) is a multi-stakeholder facility that recruits, trains, certifies and has a mechanism to rapidly deploy criminal justice, human rights and related professionals from around the world to ensure that atrocity crimes and human rights violations are investigated professionally, impartially and promptly. JRR’s long-term strategy is to spread the standard it has established for what international investigation needs to be, in order to ensure the credibility of accountability for mass atrocities. By ensuring that any investigation can be done professionally, appropriately and promptly, JRR can bring justice to victims, deter would-be offenders and help end the many cycles of violence around the world.
Andras is an Ashoka fellow, a regular speaker on issues related to the effective delivery of international justice, and has given a Talk at TEDx Hamburg. An international lawyer and Canadian diplomat, Andras’ involvement with international criminal justice dates back to the establishment of the Sierra Leone Special Court and the creation of the International Criminal Court.
IMPACT
Since 10 years of operations, experts from the JRR have assisted in close to 200 investigations around the world, over half of which focusing on crimes of sexual and gender-based violence.
JRR currently has more than 600 experts from 105 countries speaking 95 languages, representing 60 professional backgrounds.
The work of the JRR experts has resulted in key victories for human rights and international justice, including the convictions of perpetrators of heinous crimes in places like the Congo, Guatemala and Chad. Documentation conducted by experts has revealed the truth about mass atrocities and serious human rights violations in places such as Syria, Iraq, and North Korea, ensuring that their perpetrators will one day face effective justice.
JRR’s roster is >40% from the global South and close to 55% women, ensuring cultural, legal and linguistic diversity for any investigation.
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RT @ninasuomalainen: “All children have the same rights.” said Eglantyne Jebb, founder of #SavetheChildren Quoted at international conferen…
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RT @save_children: From Yemen to Cox’s Bazar I have held tiny babies who are paying the price of today’s war on children. This is the grim…
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RT @MoniquevDaalen: Spent most of today chairing the Executive Board of @J_RapidResponse . Worth every minute: organisation does great work…
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Ensuring that the experience of #SGBV survivors is captured, is the first step toward accountability, said… https://t.co/AiK5TQNV88
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#UNSCR2467 recognizes it's crucial to include gender expertise in investigations to provide #SGBV justice. Now we h… https://t.co/SOuDdoe82c
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Investigations w/ #SGBV expertise, victim-centred approach, crucial for justice + accountability for survivors Exp… https://t.co/oSen8k3goy
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RT @ninasuomalainen: @J_RapidResponse helps the child protection teams of MINUSCA @UN_CAR in their important effort to tackle impunity for…
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INTERNSHIP: Are you passionate about international justice? Are you a keen event planner with sharp organizational… https://t.co/gYmDRyCAoL
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And a very special thanks to our co-hosting states @irishmissionUN, The Gambia, @LiechtensteinUN, @UKUN_NewYork &… https://t.co/OvYqD5Ti4x
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Thanks to all of our panelists for being part of today’s informative event and thank you to Ambassador Wenaweser of… https://t.co/YCtb2SCND3
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Since 2009, @UN_Women, @UNHumanRights and @J_RapidResponse have deployed dozens of gender advisors, today we heard… https://t.co/jbhMsHgfmH
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3 major gains when gender expertise is included: 1. Proper legal analysis & accountability 2. Broaden #SGBV to inc… https://t.co/Sd8fMS0X4t
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Catherine Marchi-Uhel, head of the IIIM, describes how gender integration in accountability processes ensures that… https://t.co/6tANtZnWbW
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Accountability is not only about allowing victims to heal, but also about preventing recurrence of such acts in fut… https://t.co/dZPuE3CtUn
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"Survivors know exactly what justice is and want accountability."- @AntoniaMulvey, speaking about survivors of #SGBV in Myanmar
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Today’s panel falls on the sidelines of yesterday’s #UNSC Open Debate on #CRSV & aims to share lessons learned from… https://t.co/P5QhuumaXA
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Opening remarks from Ambassador @ArbeiterRichard on Canada’s commitment to supporting the work of experts in properly documenting #SGBV
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Happy to be partnering w. @UN_Women and @UNHumanRights on today’s event: “Strengthening the Work of the Security Co… https://t.co/Mt3zE4fa9y